The Walking Dead: Season 2
The Walking Dead Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 13 episodes. The post-apocalyptic television series follows a group of survivors in a world largely taken over by reanimated corpses known as walkers. The narrative encompasses action, adventure, drama, and sci-fi and fantasy elements, as the group attempts to navigate a dangerous environment where they must fight the dead and fear the living.
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The world is a post-apocalyptic setting where most of the population has been overtaken by flesh-eating reanimated corpses called walkers.
- A group of survivors struggles to stay alive in this dangerous environment.
- The group of survivors is led by sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes.
- The survivors are on the run from the pursuit and hunting of the army of flesh-eating zombies.
Season overview
The Walking Dead Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 13 episodes. The post-apocalyptic television series follows a group of survivors in a world largely taken over by reanimated corpses known as walkers. The narrative encompasses action, adventure, drama, and sci-fi and fantasy elements, as the group attempts to navigate a dangerous environment where they must fight the dead and fear the living.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
What Lies Ahead
Oct 16, 2011 · 63 min
Rick leads the group out of Atlanta. On the highway, they are stopped by a threat unlike anything they have seen before. The group searches for someone who has gone missing.
Bloodletting
Oct 23, 2011 · 43 min
Coming to the aid of another, Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get badly-needed medical supplies.
Save the Last One
Oct 30, 2011 · 44 min
The group desperately awaits Shane's return. Shane finds himself trapped in a school, surrounded by the undead. Daryl and Andrea search for someone in the woods.
Cherokee Rose
Nov 6, 2011 · 44 min
Shane makes a deadly sacrifice which leads to unusual behavior and self-distancing. The rest of the group tries to hang on somewhere between living to die and dying to live.
Chupacabra
Nov 13, 2011 · 43 min
Glenn, the only one breaking barriers between both groups, knows far too much for his comfort level. Daryl finds a sign of life and, in his delirium, tries to make it back to the f
Secrets
Nov 20, 2011 · 43 min
Secrets are told and secrets are revealed. Hershel refuses to acknowledge the world’s new reality. Andrea comes out of her shell. Everyone is becoming more and more aware that “eve
Pretty Much Dead Already
Nov 27, 2011 · 43 min
Hershel sets a deadline. All secrets are out in the open. Glenn stands up for himself and Shane takes charge.
Nebraska
Feb 12, 2012 · 43 min
Rick and the others try to restore order in the aftermath of a terrible discovery. Hershel takes up an old habit and disappears, Rick and Glenn must follow him into town.
Triggerfinger
Feb 19, 2012 · 43 min
Trapped, Rick, Hershel and Glenn fight to survive against new foes, both dead and alive. Shane finds Lori in danger on the road and makes it his mission to bring her back to the fa
18 Miles Out
Feb 26, 2012 · 43 min
Rick and Shane are in conflict over the fate of an outsider; Andrea helps Hershel's daughter face a crucial decision.
Judge, Jury, Executioner
Mar 4, 2012 · 43 min
Rick sides with Shane on an important decision, causing Dale to worry that the group is losing its humanity. Carl's actions have unintended consequences on the group.
Better Angels
Mar 11, 2012 · 44 min
The group learns that someone dangerous may be on the loose near the farm. As night falls, Rick, Shane, Daryl, and Glenn comb the woods to handle the situation and keep the group s
Beside the Dying Fire
Mar 18, 2012 · 43 min
Rick and Carl return from the woods to find the farm in jeopardy. The group is split up in the ensuing chaos. With things looking grim, Rick's leadership is questioned.